BermudAir announces the launch of sister airline, AnguillAir. Service to Anguilla will begin in December 2025 from Baltimore and Boston.
This week, BermudAir announced the launch of a subsidiary airline to be named AnguillAir.
Based on reporting from The Points Guy, AnguillAir is expected to start service in December. It will have nonstop service to the island of Anguilla using Clayton J Lloyd International Airport (AXA).
AnguillAir will launch with service to Anguilla from two major U.S. cities:
Both of these routes will be operated by a fleet of Embraer regional jets. Strikingly similar to the BermudAir model.
Ever since debuting in 2023, BermudAir has grown very quickly. It was first pitched as a premium airline connecting Bermuda to East Coast cities. The airline changed its cabin product to offer economy seating and even expanded its service to Canada.
It goes without saying, launching a second airline after two years of service is crazy. BermudAir fleet is small. Their Embraer 175s range also limits the airline from operating from North American East Coast cities.
But Bermuda is a niche market. There’s only so much demand for nonstop service to Bermuda. Delta, United, American, and JetBlue each have flights into Bermuda. That fact alone makes it hard for BermudAir to capture demand from the American market.
But if BermudAir wants to grow, they need to expand beyond Bermuda. Now comes the issue with branding. “BermudAir” makes it difficult to offer flights that don’t involve Bermuda. The next best choice is to start a sister airline with branding like AnguillAir. That is a perfect name for an airline serving Anguilla.
A Well-Timed Opportunity
This expansion comes at a great time as Silver Airways collapsed. Silver connected Florida to Puerto Rico as well as Anguilla. This departure leaves a gap for the intra-Caribbean and Caribbean-mainland flights that BermudAir or AnguillAir can capitalize on.
Meanwhile, American Airlines is beefing up it’s network from Florida to Latin America. They have American Eagle flights to Anguilla. However, AnguillAir does create a wrinkle that may land the airline some customers. With planned routes from Boston and Baltimore, northeast travelers don’t have to find a connection to Miami to catch a connecting flight to Anguilla with American Eagle. They now have nonstop options with AnguillAir.
It is way too early to predict whether the AnguillAir experiment will be successful. But it is clear that BermudAir has plans and aspirations to become bigger than just flights to Bermuda. By offering a product that may appeal to Northeast travelers, this may be a smart move.
For now, travelers on the East Coast will soon have two additional ways to get to and enjoy the best that Anguilla has to offer.
